En mi dormitorio, donde mi esposa duerme.
In my bedroom, where my wife sleeps.
Michael Corleone lists the places they dared to break into: his house, and even his bedroom, the most private room in a home.
From El padrino (parte II) · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "bedroom" in Spanish
el dormitorio
nounmasculineplural: los dormitorios
"Bedroom" in Spanish is el dormitorio, a cousin of dormir, to sleep. It's masculine, and the plural is los dormitorios. In everyday talk people also say la habitación or el cuarto, and in Mexico la recámara.
Hear "dormitorio" in real movie scenes
An angry list and a trip down memory lane. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Ah, tu dormitorio.
Oh, your bedroom.
Friends in Christmas sweaters end up in someone's childhood bedroom, where the walls give away who grew up there. Tu dormitorio is the room that belongs to you.
From La noche anterior · Spanish audio
Dormitorio, habitación, cuarto or recámara?
Four words for the room where you sleep. Each country has a favorite.
| Word | Where you'll hear it | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el dormitorio | Spain, and in housing ads everywhere | The word on floor plans: un piso de dos dormitorios. |
| la habitación | Spain, in daily speech | It also means a hotel room. |
| el cuarto | Most of Latin America, and Spain too | Short and informal: Estoy en mi cuarto. |
| la recámara | Mexico | Common in Mexican homes and real estate listings. |
Tip: The biggest bedroom in a house or apartment is el dormitorio principal, the master bedroom.
Grammar: el dormitorio, los dormitorios
Four points for talking about bedrooms.
Masculine, with -o
el dormitorio, un dormitorio, los dormitorios. Adjectives match: un dormitorio pequeño.Counting bedrooms
Use hay for how many: Hay dos dormitorios. Describe a home with de: una casa de tres dormitorios.Bigger or smaller
Compare rooms with más ... que: El dormitorio es más grande que la cocina.The ending glides
Say dor-mee-TOH-ryoh. The final -rio is one quick syllable.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
En casa de mis padres hay dos dormitorios.
My parents' house has two bedrooms.
El dormitorio es más grande que la cocina.
The bedroom is bigger than the kitchen.
Mi dormitorio es la tercera puerta.
My bedroom is the third door.
Debemos revisar el dormitorio.
We have to check the bedroom.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗la dormitorio
✓el dormitorio
Dormitorio ends in -o and takes el.
✗el dormitorio (meaning a college dorm)
✓la residencia de estudiantes
A dormitorio is one bedroom. The building where students live is a residencia.
✗dor-mee-TOR-ee-oh (pronunciation)
✓dor-mee-TOH-ryoh
The word has four syllables, and -rio is the last one.
Real conversation: where do I sleep?
A short dialog with a friend who's staying over.
An old friend, Fernando, is sleeping at your place tonight. He's just arrived with his bag.
Bueno, ¿y yo dónde duermo?
Okay, so where do I sleep?
Pues aquí, en el sofá, ¿vale?
Well, right here on the couch, okay?
¿En el sofá? ¿No hay otro dormitorio?
On the couch? Isn't there another bedroom?
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How to remember it
Dormitorio and dorm start the same way, and so does dormir, to sleep. A bedroom is your own private dorm.
Questions about "bedroom" in Spanish
How do you say bedroom in Spanish?
El dormitorio. In conversation you'll also hear la habitación in Spain, el cuarto in most of Latin America and la recámara in Mexico.
Is dormitorio masculine or feminine?
Masculine: el dormitorio, los dormitorios, un dormitorio grande.
How do you say master bedroom in Spanish?
El dormitorio principal. In Mexico people say la recámara principal.
Does dormitorio mean dorm?
Usually not. A dormitorio is a bedroom, and a student dorm is una residencia de estudiantes.
